Zabaan Sambhalke (transl. Watch Your Tongue) is an Indian Hindi sitcom directed by Rajiv Mehra. It is the Indian version of the British sitcom Mind Your Language (1977). The show ran for two seasons, first in 1993–1994 with 54 episodes on DD Metro Channel, and later in 1997–1998 with another 52 episodes on Home TV. The show featured actors Pankaj Kapur, Viju Khote, Shubha Khote and Tom Alter. Reruns also aired on SAB TV, Bindass and Shemaroo TV. Overview Mohan Bharti (Pankaj Kapur) is an engineer who is forced to teach Hindi in a language school. His students are from throughout the world. Along with them is the obnoxious principal Miss Lata Dixit (played by Shubha Khote) of the (National Institute of Language, aka NIL). It had the "I-hate-my-job", "lost-in-translation" and culture shock situations. Cast and characters Mohan Bharti, played by Pankaj Kapur, is an engineer who is forced to teach Hindi in the National Institute of Language, NIL. He hates his job but has no choice. Like Barry Evans as Jeremy Brown, he is charming and handsome and is shorter than all the girls in his class. The girls of the class and the receptionist flirt with him. He constantly complains to Miss Dixit about increasing his salary. He often loses his temper, yells at students and walks out of class. Sneh Lata Dixit, played by Shubha Khote, is referred in the show as Miss Dixit. She is the obnoxious principal who is poked fun at for her weight and miser attitude. She is a shrewd business woman, who has never married and often dreams of being a Bollywood actress. Later in the show she has a romantic interest in a Russian student Anatoli Molatov. Archana, played by Meenakshi Shukla, is Miss Dixit's secretary. She has a small role but is shown in almost all episodes. She seems to have a crush on Mohan Bharti, and she often teases him. Prem Prakash Chaturvedi aka PP Chaturvedi, played by Chandu Parkhi, is the peon. His job is to serve tea, and he is often seen sharing jokes with Archana. Vijaya Southeast aka Miss Vijayadurai from Madurai, played by Bhavana Balsavar, is a Tamil actress aspiring for roles in Hindi films. Charles Spencers, played by Tom Alter, is a British writer living in India. He is later shown married to an Indian woman, played by Asawari Joshi. Makkhan Singh, played by